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EXPLORING SPACE AND ITS STRUCTURE

Dr. B.S. BhooshanArchitect planner

Mysore and Bangalore

Architecture could mean many things to many peopleOne’s preoccupations and

background may influence one’s view of architecture

For some:architecture mean the decorated surfaces and for some others:

it is the sculptural shapes

For yet others:Good architecture is importing and displaying costly materials

Or it could be a response to the

climate, or

size or cost of the project, the technology of construction and

so on and on

For me:architecture has been a

search

To understand what is meant by architecture

Therefore my work has been explorative

EXPLORING THE PROCESSES

EXPLORING THE STRUCTURE OF SPACES

EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITIES

While trying to make a living

For me:Architectural expression has more direct a bearing on the common life that it is more important a medium than

other forms of cultural expression like performing

arts and visual arts.Architecture is not an isolated phenomenon.

I believe:Architecture is responsible for the spatial organization of the

world. Therefore it plays a constitutive role in the

formation of the human subject, at the level of both its

representations and its perceptions..

ARCHITECTUREIS

THE ENTIRE BUILTENVIRONMENT

BUILT PROFESSIONALLY, FORMALLY as well as

INFORMALLY

.

ARCHITECTURE = TOOL + SYMBOL

.AS A TOOL:

it is always a result of violent colonisation on land and nature.

There is no architecture, which does not affect ecology adversely.

The question is:

HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH?

architecture as a toolanonymous nonprofessional

community creations.but not a mere tool always,

it is expressive as well

AS A SYMBOL : It powers the human psyche.

Architecture as a symbol of power. As a symbol of oppression. As a symbol of deadly

order. And violence and destruction.

Does not construction encode destruction?

CONSUMERISM AND EXCITEMENT:Powering the need for oppression and exploitation.

That propels the architecture of destruction-A large segment of architectural productions today.

Destruction of nature, destruction of harmony, construction of barriers and fortifying stratification in society.

MUCH OF TODAY’S“ARCHITECTURE” HAPPENS ONLY IN THE COSMOPOLITAN SEGMENT OF METROPOLITAN COMPLEXES. THE SYMBOL FACTORIES. AND ICON SHOPS.

IMPACT OF THIS ON THE REST OF THE SOCIAL AND SPATIAL CONTINUUM IS HARDLY UNDERSTOOD.

Harmonious architecture is one, which integrates with the local culture and local ecology. What implies is a regional architectural approach.

And that alone is sustainable.

BHOOSHANS RESIDENCE, MYSORE JIIA Award 1990

FIRST FLOORSECTION AA

SECTION BB

GROUND FLOOR

FIRST FLOOR

FIRST FLOORSECTION AA

FIRST FLOORSECTION AA

SECTION BB

FIRST FLOORSECTION AA

The 3D window

URBAN CONTEXT

SRINIVASAN’S RESIDENCE INDIRANAGAR, BANGALORE

Basement Floor Plan

SERVANTS

FILLED UP EARTH

GARAGE

TOILETTOILET

STORE

UP

Ground Floor Plan

GARDEN SPACE

UP

KITCHEN

DINING

STORE

UTILITY

POOJA

FOYER

SIT OUT

LIVING

DOWN

1 3 5 7 9 11

DOWN

First Floor Plan

Up

Down

BEDROOM

BELOW

TOILET

TOILET

LIVING

TERRACE

BEDROOM

Second Floor Plan

BEDROOM

TERRACE

BALCONY

TOILETDOWN

UP

GUEST

9'-4"

7'-2"7' 7'

3

5

7

9

11

13

Toilet

1

3

5

7

9

13

15

17

19

22

24

Toilet

Toilet

+8'9"

+6" +9" 0'0"

ter Lvl

Toilet

28

30

32

34

6" filling

6" Filling

SECTION A-A

8'-7"

24'-4"

9'-4"

9'-6"

7'-6"

Water Tank

6'-1"

3'-6"

2'-0"Bath tub

14'-1"

+/- 0'-0" /- 0'-0" + 6"

Living

Living

6" Thermocole filling

+ 9'-9"+ 8'-9"

8'-6" 7'

7'

SECTION B - B

Roof to Detail.

9" filling

7'-9"

7'23'-10"

24'-4" Lvl

7'-7"

7'

11'

7'-6"

he roof

1'-134"

Final Front Elevation

The Curved Roof from inside

7'

Finished First Floor Lvl

24'-4" Lvl

17'-4" Lvl

7'

Guest Room Floor Lvl

Masonry Wall 13" Heigh

8"

A

L.G. Channel 16Gauge Thick

Hurdi Block

Tube 2" dia7'-6"

B

CURVED ROOF DETAILS

Tube 2" dia bent in Roof profile

in the centre of the room

13"

6"

16 dia link rod ( 3 No's for 3 tubes )

3-12 dia

2-12 +1-16 dia

Distribution reinforcement

8 dia @ 12" c/c bothways

3" Thick Concrete CC 1:2:4

6"

in the centre of the room

L.G. Channel 16Gauge Thick

Hurdi Block

Tube 2" dia bent in Roof profileDETAIL AT A

4"

DETAIL AT B

8 dia @ 6" c/c6"

2'-6"Stirupps 8 dia @ 6" c/c

I believe:ARCHITECTURE

as built environment

is a

TEXT TO BE READ.

WRITERLY TEXTS ARE INDIVIDUAL EPRESSIONS.

BUT ARCHITECTURE IS MEANINGFUL WHEN IT IS READ AND ONLY AS HOW IT IS READ.

LANGUAGE IS CULTURE SPECIFIC.

THOUGH SOME PARADIGMS, SIGNS AND SINTAGMS ARE

ICONIC.

THEREFORE WE TRY TO MAKE ICONS .

And we areENORMOURED BY THE ICONS.

BUT ICONS DEFER FROM PEOPLE TO PEOPLE

FROM CLASS TO CLASS

WHICH CLASS ARE WE BUILDING FOR ?

ARE WE RESPONSIBLE ONLY TO OUR CLIENTS?

THE PAY MASTERS?

architecture is a system of signs and therefore it

is a text

Oppositions are present everywhere

Floor / ceilingLeft/right Above / below

Sacred / profane Movable / immovable Pillars / beams Vertical / horizontal

Solids / voids Supporting / supportedForces / effects

The structure of a space is determined by the way in which

these opposing elements are juxtaposed.

That determines the readability or otherwise of the place.

Readability is a function of existing language of spaces in a

culture.

When that is broken excitement may happen, novelty may appear, but may

become just curious things , not necessarily readable. It may not mean anything, to begin with. Until a new

language get established.

Should one look for meaning?

Structural semantics recognises only two types of spaces;

Access space and use space

Either you are accessing a space or in it or getting out of it. Outside is also part of this access.

Access space is a transition space and are most interesting spaces in architecture one which

enhances the experience.

Access spaces narrate stories.

Narratives appear as events, episodes and

become a plot/theme/story.

Dialectics of space:Onside and outside are binaries.

One enters a building, experience the movements and come out to

see the building again.His idea of the building is not the

same again. One is at a higher level of a spiral of understanding.

We read stories because we are curious to know what next. Events beyond expectations

interest us.

Expectation / surpriseThey create interesting stories.

But what is expected and what surprises are culturally determined.

The Village: a Resort Hotel, Mysore 1989

JIIA Award 1994JK Cements 1997

SITE PLAN

RANGAYANA, MYSORE.

BHOOMIGEETHA : AN AUDITORIUM 2002

AND

VANARANGA: OPEN AIR THEATER 2003

Existing Bhoomigeetha hall as on 15 August 2001

+/- 0'0"

+ 2'-2"

+ 1'-8 1/2"

+ 6" + 6"

Existing Ramp

Existing Courtyard

Store Room

Managers Cabin

Existing CourtyardSingle Space hall

Low wall

AUDITORIUM 207 CAPACITY

FOYER

Down Down

TicketCounter

GentsToilet

LadiesToilet

STAGESide StageSide Stage

Green Room 1 Green Room 2

Toilet Toilet

Back Stage

Costume CostumeOpen to Sky Courtyard

Open to Sky Courtyard

FLOOR PLAN

BHOOMIGEETHA

FLOOR PLAN

Mezzanine Level

Double Height

Exhibition Space

New VIP balconyControl Room

Existing Electrical BoothDouble Height Foyer

Auditorium Space

Existing Balcony

Electrical

Double Height

Store Room

Existing

For LightingFor Lighting

Entrance Door leading into the Lobby

Lobby showing the exposed brickwork

View of the Foyer

Section through the Auditorium

Foyer Stage Lvl

Kalamandir Stage AboveKalamandir Auditorium Space

Balcony

View of the Auditorium Space

View of the Auditorium Space from the lighting Booth

FITTING INTO A URBAN STREET CONTEXT

A HOUSE IN KUMARAPARK WEST BANGALORE

2001

Ground Floor Plan

First Floor Plan